CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
MARA
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score MARA yet.
CIFR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CIFR's revenue and profitability are currently weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CIFR.
MARA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
MARA's revenue and profitability are currently weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like MARA.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MARA PE Valuation
MARA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CIFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CIFR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
MARA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect MARA's losses to shrink, with revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CIFR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.06 | -$2.86 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.85 | -$2.40 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.32 | -$1.94 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.15 | -$2.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.20 | -$0.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.45 | -850% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.38 | -733% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.14 | -$0.04 |
CIFR lost $3.06 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last four quarters.
MARA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$7.88 | -465% |
| Q2 2026 | -$8.89 | -705% |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.45 | -$4.36 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.69 | -315% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.16 | +148% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.47 | -10% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.09 | -149% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.72 | +87% |
MARA has the edge over CIFR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CIFR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26.7M | -63% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.8M | -43% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.8M | -29% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.7M | +41% |
| Q3 2025 | $71.7M | +198% |
| Q2 2025 | $43.6M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $49M | +1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.2M | -2.8% |
CIFR's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $27M last quarter, down 63% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -269% | -217 points |
| Q2 2026 | -316% | -212 points |
| Q1 2026 | -329% | -251 points |
| Q4 2025 | -503% | -544 points |
| Q3 2025 | -52% | +327 points |
| Q2 2025 | -104% | -60 points |
| Q1 2025 | -78% | -175 points |
| Q4 2024 | 40% | +4 points |
CIFR's operating margin was −269% last quarter, down 217 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MARA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $164.2M | -35% |
| Q2 2026 | $174.9M | -27% |
| Q1 2026 | $174.6M | -18% |
| Q4 2025 | $202.3M | -5.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $252.4M | +92% |
| Q2 2025 | $238.5M | +64% |
| Q1 2025 | $213.9M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $214.4M | +37% |
MARA has the edge over CIFR on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 108% | +89 points |
| Q2 2026 | -298% | -583 points |
| Q1 2026 | -608% | -355 points |
| Q4 2025 | -697% | -856 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +150 points |
| Q2 2025 | 285% | +445 points |
| Q1 2025 | -253% | -477 points |
| Q4 2024 | 159% | +41 points |
MARA has the edge over CIFR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CIFR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.7B | -$1.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$653.8M | -$566.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$462.5M | -$390.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$280.3M | -$204.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$256.2M | -$173.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$87.5M | -$54.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$71.8M | -$37.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$76.1M | +$38M |
CIFR's free cash flow was −$3.1B over the past year, against −$492M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CIFR.
MARA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$263.6M | +$20.3M |
| Q2 2026 | -$238.5M | +$43.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$327M | -$72.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$389.2M | +$110.7M |
| Q3 2025 | -$283.9M | -$85.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$282.4M | -$150M |
| Q1 2025 | -$254.3M | -$156.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$499.9M | -$407M |
MARA has the edge over CIFR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CIFR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.4% | +30.3M shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +46.5M shares |
| 3 years | +75% | +188M shares |
| 5 years | +102% | +222M shares |
CIFR has the edge over MARA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $45.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $82.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $3M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $16.9M |
CIFR spent $151M buying back its own shares over the past year, about six times what it spent the year before.
MARA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +30% | +115M shares |
| 1 year | +13% | +55.5M shares |
| 3 years | +212% | +337M shares |
| 5 years | +416% | +400M shares |
MARA has 496M diluted shares, up 13% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $7.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $7.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $15.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $20.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.9M |
MARA spent $33M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 34% from the year before.
CIFR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 125.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
CIFR has the edge over MARA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MARA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | 2.6x | Moderate |
MARA's net debt is about 2.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MARA.
CIFR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.8 | Oversold |
CIFR's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
MARA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.2 | Oversold |
MARA's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
CIFR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CIFR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MARA PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | MARA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
MARA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CIFR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.6 | 33% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.5 | 54% below |
| 50 week MA | $17.0 | 58% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.2 | 41% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.86 | 9% below |
CIFR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 9% below its 200-week average.
MARA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.54 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.3 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 32% below |
| 100 week MA | $13.3 | 46% below |
| 200 week MA | $14.4 | 50% below |
MARA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 50% below its 200-week average.
CIFR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.92 | $9.95 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | $9.95 | $5.21 | -48% |
| 2022 | $5.21 | $0.54 | -90% |
| 2023 | $0.54 | $4.13 | +665% |
| 2024 | $4.13 | $4.86 | +18% |
| 2025 | $4.86 | $15.2 | +213% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.2 | $7.15 | -53% |
CIFR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +665% in 2023 to −90% in 2022. It's down 53% so far in 2026.
MARA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $0.90 | $10.9 | +1113% |
| 2021 | $10.9 | $38.1 | +249% |
| 2022 | $38.1 | $3.62 | -91% |
| 2023 | $3.62 | $23.5 | +549% |
| 2024 | $23.5 | $18.4 | -21% |
| 2025 | $18.4 | $9.59 | -48% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.59 | $7.20 | -25% |
MARA has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.